Response To Criticism and the Road Ahead

[_Calculus Crusader]

Dan, what do you mean, specifically, regarding posters being involved in the lawsuit? In your countersuit, are you planning on suing MDB as well as Eric? Or are you simply talking about some of us being called as witnesses?

No, I have no interest in suing MDB nor in hurting Shades.

But I think several here could potentially be called as witnesses, or deposed. I'm not threatening when I say that. However, if GoodK really creates a legal maelstrom, I'm not the only one likely to be engulfed in it. Of course, my lawyers would dictate the strategy, and I don't pretend to be an attorney. But, as I've thought about the defense I would make regarding this matter, I've already thought of arguments that would involve others here.

I regret it, but, since GoodK's explicitly declared goal is to take away my home and my life savings, and to ruin me, my family, and my children financially, I have no choice but to fight back with everything at my disposal.

Is his lawsuit absurd? Yes, I think it is. But I've been sued once before, and I know that lawsuits don't have to have any merit at all to ravenously consume money and time. Even if, as I fully expect, I were to prevail, the suit would be very costly to me in many ways. Would I attempt to make it as costly for GoodK as I could? Absolutely. You can count on it. I'll try to send a message to the next person who thinks of suing me without valid grounds, that he should think long and very hard about how much he wants to sacrifice for the effort. And, once my name has been formally besmirched, I'll seek full and unambiguous vindication. And, subject to counsel, I'll drag into my defense absolutely anybody who might be useful in that cause.

Someone put this under "get-togethers."

[_marg]

<sigh> I am going to check back on this board in a couple of weeks when (maybe) we start discussing Mormonism again.

Go read the Book of Mormon then, if you aren't getting enough Mormonism.

[_Calculus Crusader]

Go read the Book of Mormon then, if you aren't getting enough Mormonism.

This isn't the Mormon Gulag.

[_Trevor]

This isn't the Mormon Gulag.

ROFLMAO!!!

[_marg]

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That (the UBR experience) is what set off his anger at the Church and leaders who supported UBR, and he has said on his website that he doesn't want to harm the Church per se, but make it more accountable for what happened at UBR, and distance itself from UBR.

And the Church should be involved and take an interest, as the UBR trades off its association with the Church by advertising that it promotes Mormonism, spirituality and has missionaries on site.

[_harmony]

. And, subject to counsel, I'll drag into my defense absolutely anybody who might be useful in that cause.

Well, that lets me out. I'm never useful.

[_Trevor]

Well, that lets me out. I'm never useful.

I pray that counsel finds all of us of little use in any of these proceedings.

[_Pokatator]

You know, I may be crazy, but a libel suit, to be justifiable, must, regarding the claims made for it, be true. The things said about another poster, or anyone, must be false, malicious, and, well, libelous.

The bar for libel is rather high. Taking someone to court because they exposed information one did not want exposed, or said things about them they do not like, will not cut the mustard.

Coggy, actually I do think you are crazy about many things but about this subject I think you are probably right. I don't know the law so I am not positive. I just plain hate attorneys (in general), law suits, court, judges and the whole game. I try to avoid them like the plague that they are.

Have one for me, Coggy, I like VO on the rocks.

[_beastie]

Look, I like Eric, and I think that he's been treated very poorly by DCP and crocket. I think that threatening, hinting, or even outright contacting real life family members about posts on this board is in very poor taste, and on many boards would merit an immediate banning.

But I am having a very difficult time understanding the fundamental difference between Eric's "addiction" post about DCP, and DCP's post about Eric. Can someone explain this to me?

[_Pokatator]

I wonder if the defense would consider me a hostile witness.